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alexa chung tries modeling on for size
Alexa Chung spent the next six years of her life striking poses for a variety of top-flight brands including Urban Outfitters, Fanta, Sony Ericsson, Sunsilk, and Tampax. She also flashed her pearly whites in the industry’s top teen magazines, becoming a familiar face to the readers of Elle Girl and CosmoGIRL! However, although she may have been smiling on the outside, Alexa wasn’t entirely happy with the way her image was being projected to the public. "I was always classed as the girl next door, really tomboyish, when I always wanted to be really kitteny," Alexa complains.

alexa chung hosts popworld
Alexa eventually left modeling in 2006 when producers from Channel 4 asked her to replace Miquita Oliver as the host of Popworld, the network’s lively Saturday morning music show. “I didn't really want to be a presenter, because I thought it was even less of a career than a model,” Alexa admits, “but then I went on to have the best year of my life. We were encouraged to be quite nasty to interviewees.” Alexa’s sarcastic style was especially evident in a memorable interview with Panic! at the Disco! “I corrected singer Brendon Urie’s grammar halfway through and then it all went a bit cold,” she recalls. “He got pissed off after that. The clip is on YouTube and about 10,000 American kids have left comments saying: ‘Oh my God, who does she think she is? I hate the English.’ Which is amusing.”

alexa chung teams up with ben elton
Although Popworld ended its seven-season run later that year, Alexa soon scored additional gigs as a presenter on Big Brother’s Big Mouth and Get a Grip, a topical sketch comedy series costarring Black Adder alumnus Ben Elton. “They wanted to pitch this grumpy old man against someone younger,” she says of the short-lived ITV program. “I can’t think of other shows that had that dynamic -- it was hilarious.”

alexa chung takes up residence in vanity lair
Sadly, that dynamic failed to lure in viewers and Alexa Chung moved on in 2008 to work as a roving reporter on Gok’s Fashion Fix and as a presenter on the shamelessly trashy reality show Vanity Lair. "It was a show that investigated what it means to be attractive,” she explains. “It was based in an opulent house and it started with 10 people who had voted themselves 10 out of 10, as attractive as they can possibly be. Each week we added three new people to the mix and they had to decide who stayed, after having spent time with them." Alexa also began dabbling in print journalism by penning a monthly column for the British women’s magazine Company and a weekly “Girl About Town” piece for The Independent.

alexa chung invades america
Alexa Chung’s unique presenting style eventually caught the attention of MTV, and she was lured across the pond in 2009 to host It’s On with Alexa Chung, a live, interactive talk show featuring celebrity interviews and musical performances from indie and mainstream artists. Although the program was well received, the production schedule proved to be too grueling for Alexa, and she tendered her resignation in mid-December, 2009. “She is absolutely exhausted,” a source close to Alexa revealed after she tossed in the towel. “She’s been working 16-hour days on four live shows a week. She didn’t want to do that anymore.”

looking ahead
Although Alexa Chung isn’t sure what she’ll do next, she does know she eventually wants to attend university. "I definitely will,” she says. “Because I just don't feel like my education's complete really. I do feel like there's gaps. It would be great to work really hard for a time and then go and study after that. I don't ever want to stop learning."

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Whoever said models can’t have beauty and brains never met Alexa Chung. This 26-year-old cover girl has shown off her devilish wit as the host of a handful of hit programs including Popworld, Get a Grip and Vanity Lair. Alexa currently splits her time between London and New York, where she recently helmed MTV’s afternoon chat fest, It’s On with Alexa Chung.

You’re not apt to catch Alexa Chung parading around in a scandalously low-cut dress. “I don't want to look sexy in photographs,” she says. “I think it's an easy option. I'm so sick of girls pushing their boobs up in MySpace photographs. I hate the way women want to be ‘hot’ all the time. I'd like to try and be a different kind of role model, one who's properly covered up.” That’s not to suggest Alexa isn’t alluring.

Quite the contrary. This green-eyed goddess has made many men weak in the knees thanks to her luscious long legs, flawless bone structure and slinky 34-24-35 dimensions. Sadly, Alexa insists she won’t be showcasing her curves in a saucy men’s magazine anytime soon. “I don't feel comfortable doing that,” she says. “Also, I think that gives you a certain shelf-life, and I want to be on Radio 4 when I'm older talking about books, and I think if I get my tits out now I won't be able to do that later."

Growing up in Privett, Hampshire, Alexa Chung never dreamed of becoming a runway model. "I was very gawky, very, very skinny, pin-thin, and a bit uncoordinated because when your limbs grow so fast, you can't catch up,” she admits. “It didn't work out so well for a few years." Fortunately, Alexa eventually overcame her awkwardness and she was discovered by a modeling scout soon after her 16th birthday while hanging out with friends at England’s famous Reading Festival. "I think it's every girl's dream, a little bit, to be a model because it seems from the outside to be a glamorous industry and I was really into fashion, and I remember just being excited and wanting to be part of that," she says.

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Alexa Chung is not new to fashion industry. She has walked the catwalk for Vivienne Westwood and modelled for DKNY and British chain New Look. And although she now works as the British TV presenter fashion is very interesting for her.

So, it comes as no surprise that she finaly agreed to collaborate with the chain retailers to create her own fashion range.

The upcoming range is to be inspired by Alexa’s personal style. It will include dungaree dresses, high-waisted skinny jeans, polka dot tea dresses and oversized wool jackets.

Why her wardrobe choices are so important? Because last year Alexa was named the most stylish woman by Vogue!

Alexa Chung celebrated her 26th birthday in beautiful company. She was joined by friends -- including supermodel Agyness Deyn and Like drummer Tennessee Thomas -- at Julie Janklow's Sweetiepie in the West Village Wednesday night. A fellow diner said, "They were in a private room and ordered champagne, cake and ice cream."

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Fashion icon, television presenter and Vogue cover girl Alexa Chung is sending in a photo – every day from her phone – to tell us what she’s wearing this month.

It's On with Alexa Chung is a live, interactive talk show featuring interviews with your favorite celebrity guests, musical performances from both indie and mainstream artists, viral video stars and a look at the latest pop culture news. The show is hosted by Alexa Chung, one of the UK's most established entertainment personalities, who brings her extensive television background, quick wit, personal style and a passion for music to the program.

It's On delivers a unique, informal peek at your favorite celebrities, targeting their take on all things topical-- specifically the issues that you are most interested in. This show is a fast-paced, unconventional look at pop culture as seen through the curious and enthusiastic eyes of our gracious host, Alexa Chung.